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Belgium’s VTM & Germany’s NTV pick up Quintus, Peninsula-funded US immigration docuseries
Belgian channel VTM and RTL Germany’s NTV have picked up a new docuseries that has…
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TelevisaUnivision’s Vix+ eyes global partners as originals drive expands
Spanish-language streamer Vix+ is looking for international partners as it expands its originals output, with…
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Abacus & Night Train Media set sail on ‘Conquistadors’, seek pre-sale partners
Abacus Media Rights (AMR) and Night Train Media (NTM) have launched pre-sales on a new…
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FilmRise & Blue Ant Int’l link on true crime co-pro, with CBS Reality, Seven.One Ent & Viaplay attached
New York-based FilmRise has partnered with Blue Ant International on a new true crime series,…
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Yoko Higuchi-Zitzmann returns to Germany’s Telepool as CEO
Yoko Higuchi-Zitzmann has been appointed as CEO of Telepool, the German licensing and distribution company…
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News round-up: Red Arrow picks up Australian WW2 dramedy; Global sales for ‘Marie Antoinette’; NEO revs up Frankie Muniz NASCAR docuseries
Red Arrow picks up Australian WW2 dramedy Red Arrow Studios International has picked up the…
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Exclusive: FAST revenues to hit $12bn by 2027, as channels reach 1,500 in US alone
Free Ad-Supported Television (FAST) revenues are set to reach $12bn in 2027 according to exclusive…
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All3Media strikes factual pact with Casey & Gilhool’s One Traveler
All3Media has partnered with non-fiction producers Jen Casey and Nick Gilhool on their newly formed…
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Apple TV+ takes manga adaptation ‘Drops Of God’ global
Apple TV+ has acquired the rights to French-Japanese drama series Drops Of God from Legendary…
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Tubi gets cooking with ‘Kitchen Commando’ from Studio Ramsay Global
Fox-owned AVOD service Tubi has announced its first original unscripted cooking series, Kitchen Commando, from…
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A+E Networks hires Turner & CBS alum for global sales
A+E Networks has hired Turner & CBS alum Deborah K Bradley to the newly created…
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Universal International Studios taps Netflix exec for global scripted series
Universal International Studios (UIS) has appointed Netflix exec Tesha Crawford as SVP of global scripted…
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Exclusive: SVOD subscribers to buck trend & grow by 143m in 2023
SVOD services will see considerable growth in 2023 despite the global cost of living crisis…
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Marblemedia promotes exec to newly created head of rights role
Canadian producer and distributor Marblemedia has promoted Diane Rankin to the newly created position of…
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News round-up: ITV revives ‘Deal Or No Deal’; DeAPlaneta strikes BRB deal; Dynamic TV picks up ‘Dates In Real Life’
ITV revives ‘Deal Or No Deal’ ITV is reviving quiz show format Deal Or No…
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YouTube kids’ originals boss departs in Google lay-offs
Craig Hunter, global head of original content for kids & family for YouTube, is exiting…
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Federation Studios names Robin & Co MD to lead new label, Lapinxa Production
France’s Federation Studios has launched a new label, Lapinxa Production, led by Robin & Co,…
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Wheelhouse taps Possessed TV MD to lead new UK arm
Wheelhouse, the LA-based firm set up by CEO Brent Montgomery and Jimmy Kimmel, has launched…
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Cineflix Rights appoints first Lat Am & US Hispanic rep
Cineflix Rights has appointed Daniel Rodriguez as sales consultant for Latin America and US Hispanic,…
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Boffola Pictures hires ‘Ladhood’ producer as head of comedy
UK prodco Boffola Pictures has appointed Joe Nunnery, producer of the BBC Three sitcom Ladhood,…
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BT Sport employees face uncertain future as 200 jobs at risk following WBD deal
More than 200 employees at BT Sport are under imminent risk of redundancy, six months…
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Thunderbird board members exit in deal with shareholders Voss Capital
Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has entered into a “cooperation agreement” with its largest shareholder, Voss…
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Factual round-up: Yeti hires BBC alum as exec producer; Cineflix preps ‘Surviving Hollywood’ docuseries; Prime Video lands Woodcut show
Yeti hires BBC alum as exec producer UK-based Yeti Television has hired Simon Greenwood as…
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Starz to conclude ‘Outlander’, greenlights prequel ‘Blood Of My Blood’
US network Starz has ordered an eighth and final season of fantasy drama series Outlander…
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WBD ups Globo alum to lead scripted, ahead of Marcelo Tamburri exit
Warner Bros. Discovery in Latin America has promoted Monica Albuquerque to oversee its scripted output….
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Amazon Freevee orders immigration comedy ‘The Pradeeps Of Pittsburgh’
Amazon Freevee has greenlit a comedy exploring a family’s first few months living in the…
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HBO Max scraps ‘Gossip Girl’ reboot after two seasons
Warner Bros. Discovery’s squeeze on content at HBO Max continues, with the streamer confirming that…
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Netflix co-CEO steps down, streamer beats expectations to add 7.7m subs
Netflix has reorganised its senior leadership, with co-founder Reed Hastings stepping down as co-CEO to…
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Showmax extends NBCU’s ‘Real Housewives’ franchise into Abuja
Showmax in Africa is prepping a second version of NBCUniversal’s Real Housewives format, this time…
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Anonymous & Federation land UBBA agent to lead joint-venture prodco
Anonymous Content and Federation Studios have named a talent agent from UBBA to lead its…